2022-2023 Residential Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Residential Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, Conservation Biology, B.S.

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Grades of C‐ or better are required in all courses needed for the Biology major, including chemistry, mathematics and physics.

(62 Credits)

Biology Core

(42 Credits)

BI 1110 - General Biology I Credits: 4
BI 1120 - General Biology II Credits: 4
BI 3000 - Careers in Science Credits: 2
BI 4030 - Research Thesis Credits: 2-4 (4 credits required, normally taken over 2 terms.)
CH 2110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH 2120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
MT 1600 - Algebra and Trigonometry Credits: 4
MT 2310 - Statistics Credits: 4
PH 2210 - General Physics I Credits: 4

Organismal-Level Elective

Take one of the following:

BI 2050 - Zoology Credits: 4
or
BI 4010 - Ecology Credits: 4

Micro-level Elective

Take one of the following:

BI 2110 - Introduction to Bioinformatics Credits: 4
or
BI 3030 - Genetics Credits: 4
or
BI 3210 - Microbiology Credits: 4

Conservation Biology Courses

Conservation Biology Courses

(20 Credits)

BI 2060 - Marine Biology Credits: 4
BI 3340 (ES 3340) - Conservation Biology Credits: 4
ES 3850 - Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4

Conservation Biology Electives

Choose two of the following courses:

BI 2070 (ES 2070) - New England Natural History Credits: 4
ES 3300 - Research Methods Credits: 4
ES 3640 - Wetlands Credits: 4
ES 3850 - Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor’s Degree

LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning Credits: 2
WR 1010 - Composition Credits: 4 or approved LAS Writing Course.
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4 (MT courses numbered higher than 1100 are acceptable)
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World Credits: 4
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values Credits: 4
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts Credits: 4
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities Credits: 4
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives Credits: 4
LAS Elective Credits: 4 (One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or combination of two 2-credit approved electives.)

Electives

Select additional electives to reach 120 credits for a Bachelor’s degree.

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